Apparatus for printing roll-paper.



, J. BARLW. APPARATUS FOR PRINTING ROLL PAPER. APPLIQATIoN FILED Anm, 190e.

994,099 Patented May 30, 191.1.

UNITE' salaires rar n ien.

JAKE BARLOW, OF KANSAS CTY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE AUTOMATIC SECIALTY` COMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A. CORPORATION OF MISSOURI APPARATUS FO PRINTING ROLL-PAPER.

following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

- and 4to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an apparatus for printing roll paper, and has for its object to provide an apparatus of that class which may be attached to aicutter stand and'held yieldingly'against a. roll of Wrapping paper, so that an advertising card may be printed on the paper as it is drawn oli' of the roll. ln accomplishing these objects, I have provided the improved details of structure prescntly described and pointed out in the ap# pended claim, reference being had to the acciinuianying drawings, in which i Figure I is a perspective view of an apparatus constructed accordingl to my invention and mounted upon a rollepaper' stand. Fig. il is a central vertical section of saine. Fig'. III is a bottom plan View of the printing apparatus and a portion o the stand.

Referringr more in detail to the parts z-l designates the supporting legs of a roll-paper stand, upon which a cross 4piece 2 is mounted` i?) designates a roll oi. wrappingl paper which is carried hy the legs l and :ulapted for revolution therebetween, and Il is a cut-` ter blade which is adapted for frictional enganement with the paper roll and is held in yielding` contact therewith by its springl mountingA onthe cross piece 2, suchv parts being colistructed and assembled iu the ordinary manner. i

Fixed to the cross piece Q, preferably by screws 5, are the brackets having;r arms 7 which extend downwardly and rearwardly therefrom and carry a platen roller 8, the tops ot' the brackets being' llat and lyingV close to the cross piece in order that a second cutter standmay, i t desired, be mounted on said cross piece. Also fixed on the cross piece 2, preferably by a thumb screw i), 1s a Specincation of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 7, 1909.

Patented May 3G, 1911.

serial N0. 488,394.

tlattop bracket 10, having rearwardly projecting ears l1, each of which is provided with an aperture near its free end and with a stud 12 at the end adjacent to the bracket body. i

13 designates a casing which is preferably provided at one end with an axle 14 which is adapted to project through'theapertures in .the ears l1l and pivot the casing thereto, the

width of the casing' being such that it may` lit snugly between the ears, but have free r'otary movement therebetween. y 7

15 designates a type roller which is lo= cated in the outer endof the casingl 13 andis revolubly mounted.' therein by means ofthe rod 16, which projects from the roller ends` through apertures in the casing sides, suclr roller being provided with a type face li' which is preferably permanently t'ixed on the roller peripher Each end ol roller 15 is provided with a h'iction flange L18 which is yadapted for engagement with a similar flange 19 on a distributiin;l roller 20, which latter' is of less diameter than roller l5 and provided with a rod 2l, the ends ot' which project through slots 22 in the casing sides, so that the roller may have limited longitudin-al and-free revoluble movement within the casing.

S23-5 designates a pad which is carried by closed at all sides, except the bottoni, and is roller Q0 and adapted for engagement with the type tace 17, on the roller 15.

Q4- designates un inkin` roller, of less diameter than roller 20, having a rod 25, the ends olf which project through slots 2G in the casini; sides; toller Q4. is provided with the trictional lla nues 2T which engage the flange l5), on roller it), and with an inking paiv i8 which engages the pad 23 on the distributingr roller.

lli voted ou the studs l2 on the bracket ears ll. are. rod sjnfing's 7i() which extend beneath the projecting ends of the axle 111-. and over the projectingy ends ot the rod ttl and yieldiuyflj hold the casing, `and parts carried thereby, toward the web roller 8, the parts beine' so arrangml and combined that the web and type rollers will inipinge against each other.` A

lfhc pairs oif rod-springs 30 are held under tension by the shaft llt and such rod- 'sjn'iugrs may be readily disengaged from the shalt l() by a lateral movement, to permit the casing 125 being swung to a substantiallyv vertical position, when itis desired to clean the type or the like. It is'obvious that the pairs of rod-springs 30 may be placed in engagement with shafts 14: and 16 upon upper and lower sides thereof respectively, whereby said rod-springs will hold the casing and printing apparatus out of engagement with the paper. This is a decided advantage, as many occasions may arise when it is unnecessary to print the paper, for eX- ample, when the store keeper desires to remove quite a number of yards of the paper for placing it upon the shelves.

39 designates springs, one of which is carried by each side of the casing and connected with the rod of the inking roller 2l in such manner that said roller is yieldingly `pressed against the distributing roller 23 and the latter pressed against the typo roller l5.

When the apparatus is iu use, the roll web is passed twice over the roller 8 and out beneath the cutter blade 4r, so that when the web is unwound from the roll, the wraps on the roller 8 will serve to break the revoluble movement of the roll and prevent slack in the web between the roll and roller 8. Ink is then applied to the pad on the inking roller and the printing apparatus islowered onto the portion of the roll web that is passed over the roller 8, and the rod springs 30 arranged above the projecting ends of rod 1G, so that the printing apparatus is held yieldingly in contact with the paper web. Wlhen the web is drawn from beneath the cutter blade its frictional contact with the flanges 18, of the printing roller, moves said roller around and causes the print-ing face to move over the distributing roller 23, a continued withdrawal of the web bringing the type face 17 over the roller 8 and producingan impression of the type face on the paper web. y

By providing a distributing roller'ot1 less diameter than the type roller, and an inking rollers of less diameter lthan the distributing roller, the ink may be spread to better advantage, because of the greater number of revolutions each smaller roller makes in contact with its larger cooperating member.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is The combination with the cross-piece of a paper-roll stand, of a bracket detachably connected therewith, a casing disposed near said bracket, a shaft pivotally connecting said casing and bracket and having its ends extending beyond said bracket, printing apparatus arranged within said casing, including a shaft disposed near the outer side of said casing and extending outwardly be' yond the ends of the same, pair of rodsprings having corresponding.inner ends pivotally connected with said bracket and normally engaging the lower side of said first named shaft, said rod-springs having their free ends normally engaging the upper side oi' the second named shaft to force said casing downwardly, said pairs of rod-springs being held under tension by the first named shaft and adapted to be readily disengaged from the second named shaft by aV lateral movement, to permit of said casing being swung to assume a substantially vertical position, said pairs of rod-springs being adapted to be placed upon reverse sides of said shafts for forcing the casing upwardly whereby the printing apparatus is held out of engagement with the paper, a pair of brackets detachably connected with said` cross-piece, and a platen disposed between and pivotally connected with said pairs of brackets for holding the paper in position for engagement with the printing apparatus.

In testimony whereof alix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAKE BARLOVV.

Witnesses MYRTLE M. JAoxsoN, E. A. CAHILL. 

